Australians are dying from dementia more than any other disease, as advocates warn the number of people with the disease could exceed one million without government intervention.

Dementia accounted for almost 17,400 deaths in 2023, equivalent to almost one in 10 of all deaths, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

It is the leading cause for women and second to heart disease for men.

More than 425,000 Australians were estimated to be living with dementia in 2024, equivalent to 16 people in every 1000.

But the rate rises quickly from one in 1000 for people aged 30 to 59 to 210 per 1000 in Australians aged 85 to 89.

By 2065, almost 1.1 million people are predicted to have dementia, a 2.5-fold increase.

"While 2065 may seem far away (40 years), these time frames a

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